FOUREVER part 1. Because you demanded it - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine is back! Since the end of Secret Wars, there's been a gap in the Marvel Universe. A void no other team can fill. And it's time for the world to move on. But can it? A life-changing decision by the Thing! A momentous declaration by the Human Torch! A clarion call-to-arms that summons Doctor Doom! And a signal in the sky that heralds the return of hope to the Marvel Universe! All this, and Alicia Masters adopts kittens! So cute! Plus, the Impossible Man! And bonus stories illustrated by Simone Bianchi and Skottie Young! If you read only one Marvel comic this month, this is the one!
Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo deliver some of the most daring and humorous adventures the Fantastic Four have ever seen! Giant bugs! Living equations! Johnny Storm, C.E.O.! Exploding unstable molecules! The secret behind the Yancy Street Gang! And Doctor Doom's plans are truly unthinkable! Victor will push the FF beyond their limits - and when his actions lead to the death of one of their own, they'll storm the gates of Heaven to save their beloved teammate! Plus: Spider-Man and the Human Torch take on Hydro-Man! But with the Fantastic Four's reputation in tatters, is associating with a misunderstood wall-crawler really wise? And when Manhattan finds itself surrounded by a fleet of miles-high alien spacecraft, it's time for the Fantastic Four to do what they do best! Collecting Fantastic Four (1998) #60-70, #500-524 and #500 Director's Cut.
Written by MARK WAID Penciled by MIKE WIERINGO & MARK BUCKINGHAM Cover by MIKE WIERINGO Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo take the reins of FANTASTIC FOUR, and deliver some of the most daring and humorous adventures Marvel's First Family has ever seen! Giant bugs! Living equations! Johnny Storm, CEO! Exploding unstable molecules! The secret behind the Yancy Street Gang! And watch as the antics between the Thing and the Human Torch heat up like never before! Prepare to laugh and cheer at once! Collecting Fantastic Four #60-66, plus Waid and "Ringo's first Mighty Marvel collaboration: 1996's AVENGERS #400. 216 pages. /Rated T+
FANTASTIC FOUR BY WAID & WIERINGO ULTIMAGE COLLECTION BOOK 02 SC - Description: Written by MARK WAID Penciled by MIKE WIERINGO & CASEY JONES Cover by MIKE WIERINGO Dr. Doom wants to destroy the Fantastic Four once and for all, and what he'll do to achieve victory is unthinkable! When?Doom balances his technological power with new magic, he strikes at his greatest enemies in new ways! Franklin, sent to hell! The Thing, beaten nearly to death! Valeria's first word: DOOM! And Reed, fresh out of ideas! Life for the FF will never be the same?after this! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1998) #67-70, FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #500-502 and material from the #500 DIRECTOR's CUT. 200 pages. /Rated T+ 200 pages. Rated: T+
After the events of Zero Hour, the Flash-a.k.a. Wally West-gets a glimpse of the future and doesn't like what he sees! Meanwhile he and Impulse have a rematch with Kobra's forces. But something seems off about Wally's speed, which leaves him looking not quite like himself. But even as he tries to deal with his own personal problems, issues with Impulse begin to arise and Wally must seek out the help of Max Mercury. Collects The Flash #0 and #95-105 and The Flash Annual #8.
A sensational saga starring several Spider-Men! Ben Reilly (remember him?) has taken up the webs, but he's about to be taken down by?the Looter?! And if he can get out of that one, he'll face the sting of Swarm! But when revelations rock Ben's world, he'll make way for the one, true Spider-Man: Peter Parker! Peter takes on a Daily Bugle assignment in the Savage Land, where you might expect him to bump into Ka-Zar - but what's the Hulk doing there? With the real Prowler out of action, someone muscles in on his act - and gets caught between Spidey and the Vulture! The Trapster and Living Pharaoh return, Doctor Strange lends a mystical hand, and we flash back to the days of a studious young boy, his Uncle Ben?and the Marvel Monsters! Collecting SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN (1996) #7-24 and #-1.
Written by STUART MOORE, TOM DEFALCO, TOM PEYER, J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI & GEORGE CARAGONNE Penciled by MARK BROOKS, JOE SUITOR, JACOB CHABOT, ADAM DEKRAKER, AGNES GARBOWSKA, JOE JUSKO & WARREN KREMER Cover by MIKE WIERINGO Four tales of animal-oriented action! Howard the Duck's brain has been thoroughly scrubbed, his hard-edged humor carefully dulled down for maximum demographic acceptance, and it's up to Peter Parker to set the duck straight - but does the world prefer Howard this way? Also, it's a SPIDER-HAM celebration as the Spider-Pig turns 25! When J. Jonah Jackal, Mary Crane and Peter Porker's beloved Aunt May are kidnapped on his 25th birthday, Spider-Ham must battle Doctor Octopuss and the Swinester Six! Six-to-one odds? Don't get your tail in a bunch - when the slop's on, this pig throws down. Then, strap yourself in for quite possibly the most important comic story ever! A life-changing event that will forever alter the way you look at yourself and the world around you! Spinning out of the page of CIVIL WAR - and every other top-selling comic crossover event you can think of - it's ULTIMATE CIVIL WAR SPIDER-HAM FRISIS (FEATURING WOLVER-HAM)! Plus: Star Comics stalwart Top Dog moves deeper into super-hero territory when he faces an evil twin and encounters a Marvel Universe icon, but NOT in the way you'd expect! Collecting SPIDER-MAN: BACK IN QUACK, SPIDER-HAM 25TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, ULTIMATE CIVIL WAR SPIDER-HAM and TOP DOG #10. 120 pages. /Rated T+
